Courts news headlines

A 22-year-old man will face court today in Melbourne after being charged over the murder of underworld figure Gavin "Capable" Preston.

The finding represents the first successful cruise ship class action in the world.

Russell Northe falsely claimed more than $170,000 in administrative expenses across two years.

A Melbourne man has turned himself in to police over a violent pub brawl that left a retiree with serious injuries.

A group of 33 US states are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features that addict children to its platforms.

The former US President sought to paint himself as a victim of political persecution in comments to a crowd of supporters at a Derry, New Hampshire, rally.

A young man's plan to restore his family's 100-year-old rifle led to devastating consequences after the defective firearm was left loaded and unsecured.

The 39-year-old repeatedly shot his ex-wife's new partner at a roadside flower stall has been found guilty of attempted murder.

ABC managing director David Anderson said he was not going to say sorry despite the defamation loss.

A man who escaped a minimum-security prison in regional Western Australia has been apprehended by police following a 24-hour manhunt.

Hodgson, originally from the UK, was attacked outside a train station in Perth just over two years ago, and suffered a catastrophic brain injury.

Michael Kable was teaching a classroom of teenagers at Maitland Grossman High School in March when he admitted he snapped and punched a 14-year-old.

A Victorian driver who killed a much-loved father while high on ice has sobbed in court as he admitted he never should have been behind the wheel.

A Melbourne Muffin Break franchise has been fined after admitting 360 charges relating to the illegal employment of three 14-year-old children last year.

An extradition hearing for an Australian citizen facing up to 60 years in prison if he is convicted in the United States has been delayed for another six months.

Police are still hunting for a man suspected of shooting and killing a US judge hours after he awarded custody of the man's children to his wife.

A man is suspected of fatally shooting a Maryland judge who had awarded custody of his children to his wife.

Daniel Duggan has been held in an Australian prison for 12 months as he fights an extradition bid by the US government.

The now-77-year-old was found guilty of murder over the attack on Raymond Keam at Allison Park.

During the defamation proceedings, Wilkinson opted to hire separate legal representation than Ten.

The 67-year-old formally pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Multiple complaints by employees went unheeded in the years leading up to the 45-year-old's death.

Two brothers - one with dreams of playing in the NRL - have been accused of murder over the fatal shooting of Sydney underworld player Dejan "Danny" Radulovic.

A judge has warned Donald Trump at his New York civil fraud trial to keep his voice down after the former US president conferred animatedly with his lawyers

Australian motorists cannot lawfully be taxed by states for driving electric and hybrid vehicles.

Debra Campbell was just 21 years old when she disappeared from her home in Melbourne on February 25, 1984.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Adelaide's east this morning in relation to the death of a man on La Trobe Street in Melbourne's CBD.

The Dragons star and his dad were found guilty of assaulting a tradie south of Sydney.

Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday decried the gag order issued on him by the federal judge overseeing his federal 2020 election subversion case, claiming she "took away my right to speak".

Former taxi driver Naji Fakhreddine, 68, is accused of murdering Bernd Lehmann inside his Sydney home.

Dwayne Johnstone died after being hit with a corrections officer's bullet outside Lismore Base Hospital as he escaped following his discharge in 2019.

A former Coles executive who stole close to $2 million from the supermarket giant could be released from jail in a little over a year.

"He's lost his job, he's lost friends (and) his reputation has been severely damaged."

The statewide blitz resulted in the arrest of 421 people.

James Dorrin Hayward, 55, was found guilty of directing an eight-year-old girl to indecently touch him on two occasions.

A man has been charged with seven offences following a two-hour long police pursuit across the Gold Coast on Saturday night.

Brian Maxwell Richardson, 70, died after he was fatally kicked in the head during a traffic incident in Adelaide last year.

Former army commando Heston Russell has been awarded $390,000 damages over allegations reported by the ABC about an executed prisoner in Afghanistan.

A high-profile man accused of rape has been denied a court order to keep his name suppressed but he still cannot be identified.

The Narre Warren property is central to the 42-year-old's legal case against her mother Joyleen Robinson.

A 22-year-old man who choked another to death in what started as self-defence has been told by the victim's brother it's too late for apologies.

The arrest was made as part of an investigation into the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Marvin Oraiha in July.

The High Court has rejected a last-minute writ by an Indigenous activist to stop the voice referendum from going ahead.

Bloomfield and Merryfull were first found guilty in 2019 of raping the woman after a 21st birthday party in Balmoral in western Victoria.

The performer has detailed allegations against her mother, who she said warned her at the start of her career not to trust anyone.

Four teenagers were verbally threatened by a 23-year-old man after they displayed an Israeli flag across their car, police allege.

Australian man Luke Nardini who has been charged with manslaughter over a deadly crash in San Francisco has been ordered to stay in California while he awaits a further court date.

The body of 48-year-old Rebecca Collard was found just before 1am on October 4.

Shivan Suresh Agravat on Wednesday pleaded guilty to rape and deception just one day into his trial in the SA District Court.

The ute and a motorbike crashed through a brick wall and caught on fire during the incident.